The three armed cargo ships made no mistakes during this trip, and returned safely to the Daimyofu docks forty days later, carrying more than 1,000 live sheep on board.

The price of live sheep in Kaifeng City is almost 130 Wen per catty, and according to 20 catties per sheep, a sheep also has to pay more than two yuan. But when it comes to Liaoguo, the sheep are worthless, and this batch of sheep is exchanged for 40 wen per catty.

The price of pig iron is almost 20 wen per catty on Damingfu Road, Hong Tao and Xiao Wuna said that plus the freight cost is 40 wen, don't be too expensive, the pig iron of Wujin Bank is different from ordinary pig iron, there are few impurities, and the conversion rate of forged steel is much higher, and 40 wen is a big bargain.

In fact, even if it is more expensive, Xiao Wuna is willing to ask for it, and the reason why Hong Tao did not pursue the maximization of benefits in terms of price is entirely because this kind of exchange is only once, and he can't afford to be too careful.

If he didn't have to pretend to avoid the other party's suspicion, he didn't plan to bargain, you said that a sheep can be exchanged for a thousand catties of pig iron, and you can't use it anyway, and you have to get it back sooner or later.

Hong Tao, who had more than 1,000 sheep, did not plan to resell them to make money, so he took out 200 heads and handed them over to Wang Shao to send them back to Kaifeng City to hand them over to the emperor, which was a small gift from the courtiers.

Another 300 labor troops were taken out, not for the new army, who had canned meat to eat, and never lacked mouths, but for the engineers and civilians who repaired the river embankment. These people are doing good deeds for the benefit of one party, and they can't afford to supply big fish and meat, so let's drink a bowl of hot broth to express their gratitude.

But you can't lose money if you do any good deeds, this is Hong Tao's principle. The remaining 1,000 sheep will not be sent, and all of them will be sold to Wang Hao for him to pull back to the south, and 30,000 catties of pig iron and freight will be returned.

For Wang Hao, live sheep is more profitable than pig iron, and the price will double when it is pulled to the south, and sheepskin is also a good thing. Buying live sheep from Ganliang Road is too far to be served, and the mortality rate is high, and it will not make money. It takes six or seven days to get to Mingzhou by waterway from the Daimyo's Mansion, and the loss is much smaller.

"My lord, it's better to let the villain's boat go north with the ship of the new army, and directly pull the live sheep away from the mouth of the Haihe River, so as to avoid the trouble of entering and exiting the Yellow River, and the price can be one percent higher!"

Wang Hao had just returned from delivering supplies from Jeju Island, and was suddenly smashed on the head by a large order of 1,000 live sheep. Who can go to the port of Liaoguo to pull live sheep back directly? We can, this is called ability!

"How many heads can my uncle pull away at one time?" Hong Tao seemed to be a little interested in Wang Hao's proposal.

“…… We can take as many adults as we have! After a moment of hesitation, Wang Hao gave the answer, and at the same time, the eyes were also square.

"Hey, uncle's tone is a bit big, once too much mutton is on the market, the price of meat will inevitably fall, I'm afraid there is no profit." Hong Tao shook his head, feeling that Wang Hao was a little blindfolded by money.

"Otherwise, live sheep can be raised, can be sold to the mainland, and even if they lose fat, as long as the forage is enough for a month, they can recover. The adults can get live sheep, and the villains immediately go to contact the boat, and there are other families in the Wang family. From north to south, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, ...... I estimate that I may not be able to reach the villain's hometown, and all these sheep will be sold out, and I have to deliberately leave some to Guangzhou, where the price is higher! ”

It was Hong Tao who miscalculated the account, he forgot the difference between live sheep and mutton, and he didn't quite understand the Song people's love for mutton. In particular, the meat quality and taste of sheep in the north are completely different from those raised in the south, but unfortunately no one sells them all year round.

Wang Hao's plan is really not nonsense, it is not a problem to sell thousands of heads in each port, and there is no need to sell them inland, and there should be sales of tens of thousands of heads in one trip.

"Then let's do it again, how about mid-October? The official heard the Liao people say that the mutton in winter is a little fatter than in summer. They don't have enough forage to slaughter a lot of them, and if we arrive in early winter, the price may be even lower. If there is a mistake, it will be corrected, Hong Tao immediately followed the good flow, and also put forward more feasible and professional suggestions.

"Your Excellency is wise, the colder the weather, the better the mutton will sell, so the official will go back to prepare, and then go to the ports along the way to say hello...... By the way, my lord, you haven't told the villain how many sheep there are and how many boats are needed to transport them? "As long as it is a matter of making money, Wang Hao is not afraid of anything, let alone going to Liao, even if he is allowed to sail to the edge of the sky, there is no problem.

"There must be at least thirty or fifty thousand heads, and there are horses and cattle ...... Baoqi" Hong Tao frowned and estimated it in his heart very seriously, and the data given was very conservative.

"Goo-dong...... You lazy people, your hands and feet are all sharp, that's sheep, and you don't have to coax your mother-in-law! Adults, villains will leave, and they will be designated to come back in early October! ”

Hearing this number, Wang Hao's heart attack almost occurred, and he swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva and didn't think of how to respond, so he could only talk about the sailors on the ship, so as to hide the incomparable excitement in his heart.

He said that 350,000 may be 60,000 or 70,000, and he said that if there are cattle and horses, 80 percent may be there. This is a windfall, and the Wang family alone can't swallow it, so they must hurry back and contact other maritime merchants to join.

In addition, the next family also has to say hello in advance, and a few hundred sheep can just find an acquaintance, but thousands or thousands of heads of order cannot carry out a surprise attack, and maybe they have to contact the big buyers in the mainland. It takes time to deal with these things, and it's just mid-July, but it's not rich at all.

"Thirty or fifty thousand sheep...... I'm afraid it will cost millions of catties of pig iron, is it difficult for adults to transfer it from Weiqiao Town? With Wang Hao present, the wasp never asked, but he had already opened the pot in his heart.

The purpose of exchanging pig iron for live sheep has been explained, and the bait is also. But now this bait is a bit too big, throw a ball called bait, throw a few sacks down, is it still bait? It's not enough to feed the fish, let alone expect to catch the fish, they're all full.

"Heh, I'm good at math, I know how to do mental arithmetic. I'm afraid you don't know that this official doesn't need to exchange pig iron with the Liao people this time, and when the fleet of the king's shopkeeper comes, all the cans, pulley crossbows, hornet's nests, and thunderbolts will be loaded with the new army, and all of them will be sent to the Liao. How about it, do you want to go to the official's house to sue the official or something? Let's just say that this official has an adulterous affair with the princess of Liao, and plans to commit treason to the enemy! ”

Hong Tao suddenly said a secret with an exaggerated expression, the secret about the next exchange of goods with Liao, which is called a truth, and gritted his back molars.

“…… Adults are ready to go north?! The wasp looked at the distorted face in front of him and suddenly grinned.

"Even if you are not confused, don't forget the official's advice, you must not leave the side of the king of Yan'an County!" Now Hong Tao is no longer afraid of leaking the news, even if he goes to the street every day to parade with slogans, it doesn't matter to the battle situation, and nothing can be changed in less than two months.

"The king is the treasurer...... Your Excellency...... "The Hornets have known about the Northern Expedition for a long time, and it makes no difference to him that they set off in a few months.

However, there is another thing that I am more puzzled about, since they are going to war, and the ships are loaded with military supplies, then Wang Hao and they didn't run away in vain, which is very inconsistent with the consistent style of the horses.

"This official is not deceiving people, at that time, the cattle, sheep and horses near Nanjing in the Liao Kingdom will belong to them, and they can pull as much as they want. As for the luck, the king didn't seem to ask in the past, right? He wants to marry the daughter of the Wang family to you, otherwise how can you worry about his family! ”

This question was asked about Hong Tao's scar, and he deliberately fooled Wang Hao and other maritime merchants. Don't fool around, tell them that they have to go to the harbor of the Liao people to help them transport military supplies, do they dare?

But I can't admit that I deliberately deceived people or my partners, and this reputation would be too hurtful if it spread. So the person who asks this question is ill-intentioned and must be hit.

"The Liao envoys in the pavilion are packing up, and I heard the miscellaneous servants say that they seem to be going back north, and Lord Zhou asked his subordinates to ask the adults what to do."

The Wasp has suffered countless similar mental attacks, and in this respect the colt is more villain than the villain, and he likes to pick on the weakness of others, and he has nothing to do with the gentleman he often proclaims to be a gentleman. But there was no hope of defeating him with lip service, so the Hornets simply changed to business.

"All of them were detained and sent to the New Army barracks for custody, and they were also told to Lord Zhou that the clean-up plan could begin."